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Definition
the spread of disease or any idea or attitude — especially one that is harmful
- He had caught the contagion of the excitement, and he felt that in some way he must do a great thing for John Thornton.Chapter 6 — For the Love of a Man (81% in)
- Because of all this he became possessed of a great pride in himself, which communicated itself like a contagion to his physical being.Chapter 7 — The Sounding of the Call (41% in)
There are no more uses of "contagion" in The Call of the Wild.
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